A summer potluck favorite, this fresh Watermelon Basil Feta Salad in a honey lime vinaigrette is a simple, refreshing summer side dish that is just the thing to serve with dinner on a hot August day.

Watermelon Basil Feta Salad is a simple, refreshing summer side dish that is just the thing to serve with dinner on a hot August day.

Watermelon Basil Feta Salad

We eat a LOT of watermelon at our house during the summer.  It’s right up there next to peaches and cantaloupe for being a favorite summer fruit for our family and my girls will easily manage a half a watermelon on their own in just one sitting.

An image of a bowl full of cubed watermelon.

I always have the best luck picking out watermelon at the farmer’s market.  They are always so flavorful and delicious!  Although we were surprised the other week when I must have picked out a watermelon from a different pile than I normally do because when we got it home and sliced into it, the flesh was yellow inside!  Like bright, sunshine yellow!  It tasted just like regular red watermelon and we ate the whole thing, but it was a bit shocking!

I wanted to do something a little different than just plain old wedges of watermelon with dinner the other week, so I threw together this easy watermelon basil feta salad that is an amazing thirst-quencher.  The cucumber adds crunch and crispness to the sweet, cold watermelon, and the red onion and feta balance everything well with a savory element.  In all honesty, my kids picked out the onions, but I thought they were wonderful.  And the fresh basil ties it all together with it’s bright, wonderful flavor.

An image of a summer potluck favorite - fresh watermelon salad with feta, basil and cucumbers in a honey lime vinaigrette.

This salad would be perfect with grilled chicken or burgers.  Just be sure to serve it the same day you make it because it doesn’t keep very well at all, which is a definite downside.  But the upside is that it is so easy to throw together that if you keep the ingredients separate, it’s easy to toss together for a potluck or other group gathering where you need to take a salad during the summer.

Be sure to keep scrolling past the recipe to see some of the other Farmer’s Market inspired recipes shared by some of my food blogging friends today for Farmer’s Market Week.

An image of a cucumber and watermelon summer salad that goes great with barbecue as a cool, refreshing side dish. An image of a summer potluck favorite - fresh watermelon salad with feta, basil and cucumbers in a honey lime vinaigrette.

Watermelon Basil Feta Salad
Yield: 4 people

Watermelon Basil Feta Salad

Watermelon Basil Feta Salad is a simple, refreshing summer side dish that is just the thing to serve with dinner on a hot August day.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

Watermelon Salad

  • 4 cups watermelon, cubed
  • 1/4 small red onion, sliced
  • 1 English cucumber, cut in half lengthwise and sliced into half-circles
  • 1/2 cup feta cheese
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, sliced into thin strips

Honey Lime Vinaigrette

  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Pinch of salt
  • Pinch of pepper

Instructions

  1. Combine the watermelon, red onion, and cucumber in a large bowl.  
  2. In a small separate bowl, whisk together the honey, lime juice, olive oil, salt and pepper, then drizzle over the watermelon salad ingredients and toss to combine.
  3. Sprinkle the salad with the feta cheese and fresh basil, then toss again gently and serve immediately or chill until ready to serve.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 202 Saturated Fat: 3g Cholesterol: 16mg Sodium: 213mg Carbohydrates: 24g Sugar: 20g Protein: 4g
© Amy Nash, House of Nash Eats
Cuisine: American / Category: Salad

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